WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnke undock from ISS and return to Earth
1 / 4Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley seen carrying out final preparations in the SpaceX "Endeavour" which should land off the coast of Pensacola at 2:48 pm Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley seen carrying out final preparations in the SpaceX"Endeavour" which should land off the coast of Pensacola at 2:48 pm Washington - America's first crewed spaceship since the Space Shuttle era was set to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Isaias, which had scuppered Endeavour's original landing site in the Atlantic, was nearing Florida's east coast Sunday morning, hundreds of miles away. At 1:51 pm , the ship will jettison its"trunk" that contains its power, heat and other systems, which will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up.
Story continuesThe two astronauts will be brought on board a recovery ship for a medical checkup before being taken ashore.The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft set out off from the International Space Station Saturday evening.
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